Name

join

Synopsis

[address] j[!] [count]

Description

Place the text in the specified address on one line, with whitespace adjusted to provide two blank characters after a period (.), no blank characters after a ), and one blank character otherwise. Add a ! to prevent whitespace adjustment.

Example

:1,5j!     
                     Join first five lines, preserving whitespace

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